Gator didn't send that, I did. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bradley Swaffield" <bswaffield@xxxxxxx> To: <badges@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 12:51 AM Subject: Badges - Re: Obama Assumes Ultimate "Texting" Powers >I checked on snopes and did not find anything > > Respectfully, > > Bradley J. Swaffield > > > > ________________________________ > From: "CarlGlas@xxxxxxxxxxx" <CarlGlas@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: badges@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Sun, May 15, 2011 1:43:51 AM > Subject: Badges - Obama Assumes Ultimate "Texting" Powers > > Very quietly yesterday, the federal government announced a new "PLAN" > that gives President Obama "texting" powers over all U.S. cell > phones. Under the Federal Communications Commission "PLAN" (Personal > Localized Alerting Network), beginning next year cell phones "will be > required to be fitted with special chips to receive the alerts," > reports the Telegraph. Local and state alerts will be able to be > blocked by users, but not texts from the > "Texter-In-Chief." > > New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is calling this a "quantum leap > forward," citing the events of 9/11 as justification for this > invasive government intrusion. It is not clear if the chip being > installed provides the government with more than the ability to send > unblockable text messages. > > ACTION: What do you think about the government taking "texting" > powers over all U.S. cell phones? Find out more and join the > discussion online with other citizens. > > http://www.patriotactionnetwork.com/forum/topic/show?id&00775%3ATopic%3A3807607&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_topic > > > > The Badges Law Enforcement Discussion Group - Est. 1997 > > The Badges Law Enforcement Discussion Group - Est. 1997 > The Badges Law Enforcement Discussion Group - Est. 1997